What are the prevention and control measures for human infection with Streptococcus suis?
The main measure to control severe human-pig Streptococcus suis infection is to control the swine epidemic; without a swine epidemic there is no human infection. Banning the slaughter of sick and dead pigs and strengthening personal protection for butchers and others are also very necessary.
Health education: through publicity and education, make pig slaughtering and processing personnel aware of the dangers of contact with sick and dead pigs, and require them to protect themselves properly; improve the ability of @#@227@#@ households, butchers and others to identify pig diseases and diseased pork. Pig farmers are required to proactively report sick pig epidemics; dead pigs should be deep-buried on site or burned, and it is forbidden to throw them into rivers, ditches, ponds and other water bodies. The public should not buy or eat sick or dead pork.
Immunization: there is currently no Streptococcus suis vaccine for human use. Before the peak of the swine disease epidemic, vaccinate pigs with Streptococcus suis vaccine. Based on the main strains prevalent in local swine diseases, select the targeted vaccine, and have it administered uniformly by the veterinary department to ensure vaccination quality and success rate; pigs that have been vaccinated must be registered and marked with distinguishing features.
Preventive medication: in areas with a Streptococcus suis swine disease epidemic, preventive medication given to pigs in the same pen that have had close contact with sick pigs can effectively reduce the swine epidemic. In areas without a swine epidemic, preventive medication is not encouraged, in order to prevent the emergence of drug-resistant strains.
Swine disease monitoring and swine epidemic reporting: establish and improve the swine epidemic reporting system, implement a centralized pig slaughtering system, conduct unified quarantine, and strictly prohibit the slaughter of sick and dead pigs; at the same time, strengthen the quarantine and management of pork on the market, and prohibit the sale of sick and dead pork.